Lyubov Mulmenko, a graduate of the Faculty of Philology, 海角直播 (海角直播) is listed among the co-authors of the script for the film 鈥淐ompartment No. 6 “, nominated for an (), in a Category 鈥淏est Movie in a Foreign Language鈥�, representing Finland.

(Finnish: 鈥淗ytti nro 6鈥�) is a 2021 internationally co-produced drama, which shows a story of a Finnish student forming an unlikely friendship with a gruff Russian miner, on a train from Moscow to Murmansk. Based on a novel by , the film was co-written and directed by Juho Kuosmanen, and united a crew from Finland, Germany, Estonia and Russia. Lyubov Mulmenko was invited to work on dialogues in Russian, as a script had been originally written in English.

The Academy Awards, popularly known as , are awards for artistic and technical merit in the film industry. They are regarded as the most prestigious and significant awards in the entertainment industry worldwide, since 1929. Given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the awards are an international recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by the Academy’s voting membership.

Earlier, 鈥淐ompartment No. 6鈥� got the Palme d’Or Grand Prix at .  Founded in 1946 in Cannes, France, it is one of the “Big Three” major European film festivals, and an event for the whole global cinema industry.

In 2021, the Cannes Festival saw another film by Lyubov Mulmenko, also performing as a co-screen writer (lead by Kira Kovalenko and a co-director Anton Yarush) – , a family drama growing in a mining town in North Ossetia 鈥� a story of a young woman struggles to escape the stifling hold of the family she loves as much as she rejects. “Unclenching Fists” won the Grand Prix of the Uncleaning View author’s film competition at the 74th Cannes Film Festival.

Lyubov Mulmenko in the list of 12 Rising Russian Talents Ready for the Global Stage.

From a young age, Lyubov Mulmenko knew she would be a writer: 鈥淚 just adored inventing the characters and the worlds they live in鈥�. Gradually, she tried 鈥渢o learn even more in the process.鈥� At 海角直播, Lyubov studied journalism, and further art journalism at the Pro Arte Institute in St. Petersburg. For several years then, she worked in media, including the Sol Internet Newspaper, , , and wrote as a columnist for the .

In 2014, Mulmenko made her screenwriting debut with a trio of drama films that screened in festivals including Rotterdam, San Sebastian and Karlovy Vary. Recently, Lyubov Mulmenko presented her directorial debut, , in the main competition of . 鈥淎ll I hope is to continue with storytelling,鈥� she says, 鈥渂ut I鈥檇 like to write less for others and make more films myself.鈥�

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鈥淐ompartment No. 6鈥� Frame: – .

Lyubov Mulmenko Picture Source and 鈥淭he Danube鈥� poster: @lyubov.mulmenko on Facebook

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On 6–16 September, 海角直播 is hosting the 鈥淰UZ-Flahertiana鈥� contest for student-based cinema clubs, as a support for the .

The VUZ-Flahertiana is a friendly way to talk about how we feel, in relation to non-fiction, true-to-life and hard-to-predict stories, which documentaries are. Our own response might be a valuable part of such a screening. According to the Contest Committee, “the goal of the competition is to promote the dialogue culture, tolerance, civic engagement and motivation in youth environment.”

Each University faculty was given the opportunity to choose its own film, referring to the unique collection by , collected over the years of existence. Flahertiana’s competitive selection means we have access to the cream of the cream contestant productions within the documentary field.

鈥�The University develops in a dialogue with the local community, and itself,鈥� says Ksenia Punina, Head of the Public Relations Department, 海角直播. 鈥�Here this dialogue is being given technical and intellectual support, as well as the interdisciplinary and unifying approach, hence the choice of films.“

Instead of affiliation with a particular field of science, in 2021, the most popular topic is connected to personal progress and self-search, as well as the role that media in that phenomenon. It can be assumed that this choice was triggered by the threat to the human species in the face of the pandemic and the withdrawal of online education.

鈥淲e hope that each show will reveal the individuality character of the faculty, encouraging students and teachers to speak out, contributing to the interactive University climate. We are looking forward to make “VUZ-Flahertiana” a year-round film club in a partnership and mentorship of ,”

notes Elena Malkova, Vice-Rector for Youth Policy, 海角直播.